Java ResultSet how to getTimeStamp in UTC

The database has data in UTC and when I try to get data

java.util.Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
cal.setTimeZone(TimeZone.getTimeZone("UTC"));
java.sql.Timestamp ts = resultSet.getTimestamp(PUBLISH_TIME);
cal.setTime(ts);

Is there anything wrong with this?

From stackoverflow

• Your DateFormat instance is most likely displaying the value in local time. When displaying your value, give this a try:

  java.util.Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
  cal.setTimeZone(TimeZone.getTimeZone("UTC"));
  java.sql.Timestamp ts = resultSet.getTimestamp(PUBLISH_TIME);
  cal.setTime(ts);
  
  SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("HH:mm:ss z");
  sdf.setTimeZone(TimeZone.getTimeZone("UTC"));
  System.out.println(cal.getTime());
  

  EDIT: to your comment:

  What if I use GMT, would that be an issue in SimpleDateFormat

  SimpleDateFormat can use general timezones (GMT +/- n), RFC822, and text ("if they have names" as the JavaDoc states - see this post for info on the names).

  kal : What if I use GMT, would that be an issue in SimpleDateFormat

  akf : see my edits in the post.

• java.util.Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance(); 
  cal.setTimeZone(TimeZone.getTimeZone("UTC")); 
  java.sql.Timestamp ts = resultSet.getTimestamp(PUBLISH_TIME, cal); 
  

  This should do the trick!